Social Exclusion and Health

communities with common bond

a group experiencing social exclusion with lots of refugees in one place or building, common language, common experiences, but it's causing them more problems because they are excluding themselves from the broader community -- even though the goal of this is to help, it is excluding them further

1970s

post European centred immigration policies ended in

50-70%

% labour force growth over the recent period

33% : 67%

% ratio of people who are Canadian born compared to immigrants

four aspects of social exclusion

1. systemic forms of discrimination based on civil society through legal sanction or other institutional mechanisms. 2. Failure to provide the needs of particular groups (i.e. income security, housing, language services) i.e. not having a translator 3. Denial of social production - opportunity to contribute to society's activities (i.e. social and cultural) 4. Exclusion to normal forms of livelihood and economy (i.e. unequal access to normal forms of income and social inequality)

Restructuring of the Canadian economy and social restructuring

Barriers and economic inequity growth Increase in powerlessness and loss of voice Unable to put these issues on anyone's agenda All despite the fact that recent immigrants come with greater levels of education than Canadian born counterparts

immigrant mothers

How they access healthcare information is different from Canadian born women (i.e. vaccines) Role in primary care may be the only source of care social isolation - they are having trouble to maneuver through our environment without losing their culture

Interim federal health program

Significant cuts made to refugee health care in 2012 by Conservatives - successfully sued, Liberals promise to reverse cutes

Social exclusion and neighbourhoods

Where one lives can sustain or intensify social exclusion

racialized immigrants

a lot of todays immigrants are coming from the south or third world this is causing more

denial of social production

aspect of social exclusion that is not having the opportunity to contribute to society's activities i.e. social and cultural

failure to provide needs

aspect of social exclusion that is the failure to provide the needs of particular groups i.e. income security, housing, language services -- not having a translator

exclusion to normal forms of livelihood and economy

aspect of social exclusion that is unequal access to normal forms of income and social inequality anything where they aren't given equal opportunity to contribute to work, people might change their names, hiring processes are the same with gender

refugee claimant (asylum seekers)

common migrants in war conditions, people come her to be safer

refugee migrants

government assisted and refugee claimants

systemic forms of discrimination

discrimination based on civil society through legal sanction or other institutional mechanisms i.e. post 9/11 and racial profiling

categories of migrants

economic, family class, refugees

economic migrants

entrepreneurs, and skilled laboured/professionals

twice

how much more likely is poverty for racialized immigrants?

Barriers and economic inequity growth

immigrants are coming here to work but their degrees may not transfer over effectively

social exclusion can be experience by

individuals, communities and geographical communities

the inability to fully engage due to structural inequalities

limited access to social, economic, political and cultural resources oppression based related to race, immigrant status isolation within and from key societal institutions may lead to health implications, informal economies and community violence

increase in powerlessness and loss of voice

people may not be able to contribute adequately to Canadian society as they may for instance not speak the language

skilled labour/professional migrants

people who are skilled professionals in things like engineers, or other technological based positions

250 000+

number of new immigrants and refugees coming to Canada

75-80%

over the past several decades radicalized immigrants have comprised (%)

government assisted migrants

promise of the government to bring in a certain amount of resources, but other models, so churches or foundations with provide living, and food for the refugees to help them live there

racialized immigrant experience

racialized income gap, and unemployment poverty (2x as likely) neighbourhood racial segregation disproportionate contact with Canadian Judicial System higher health risks

higher

risk of health issues for racialized immigrants is

unable to put these issues on anyone's agenda

since there is so much going on the issues that immigrants face are not being addressed

racialized group

social construct of racial categories on certain groups on the basis of superficial attributes i.e. skin colour, hair texture, clothing

process or an outcome

social exclusion can either be a

family class migrants

sponsored to join -- they have family here in Canada so they come to Canada and live with those people until they get on their feet

health immigrant effect

start off health, then something changes? after a period of time, good health status declines, mainly due to lifestyle changes; a lack of understanding of our health care system, access and quality of interactions. affects both men and women, but women are at a higher risk it is important people are able to adapt

shorter

the immigration factor period for European immigrants was...

social exclusion

the structures and processes of inequality among groups in society. Over time, structure access to critical resources that determine the quality of membership in society. This eventually produces unequal outcomes.

community health centres

these are commonly located in areas of high immigrant concentration to allow for outreach to the community, to talk to the leaders and the community; their goal is to help

entrepreneur migrants

they want to build their business, build their economy

net population growth

we rely on refugees and immigrants for

Public

what sector is the wage gap smaller for immigrants?

immigration factor for europeans

when european immigrants moved here they were on the same economic footing as Canadians

third world/global south

where do most immigrants come from today?